Opinion

“Conscience without intelligence is blunt, intelligence without conscience is numb”  (Bhagavad Gita 18.73)   Intellectual capital is the bedrock upon which a modern military must be built. As the operational environments in higher defence decision-making become...

Introduction – India In The Indo-Pacific Region: India is an Indo-Pacific nation-state. There are no qualms regarding this statement. Situated at the very epicentre of the region, India finds itself privileged and blessed in...

  The BRI Forum: As the representatives of various countries reached Beijing to attend the 3rd Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) forum on October 17-18, 2023, China was desperately looking to consolidate its marquee project. It...

  On the 7th of October 2023, Israel found itself grappling with a level of violence unprecedented since the Yom Kippur War of 1973, marking a devastating milestone in the country’s history. The Palestinian extremist...

  One of the biggest threats to global societal peace in the 21st century is terrorism. Terrorism exists in multiple forms and manifestations. Its origins date back to the time of the First World War...

  Recent events have made it evident that the world is no longer a bipolar structure; in the words of Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, “International relations is not about congruence but about convergence.” But...

  The 12th day of the latest conflict in West Asia between Hamas and Israel has shown the whole world the ‘duplicity’ of the global powers and even regional powers. While on the one hand...

  The Israel-Hamas war has begun to widen into a regional conflict. In addition to the bombing of Gaza, Israel has bombed targets in Lebanon and Syria, which appears to be an American design to...

  Israel is a geopolitical time bomb with more enemies than friends. Israel is a small country surrounded by many big, powerful and hostile enemies. Immediately after the declaration of independence on Friday, May 14,...

  The above statement of the Prime Minister of Israel indicates how badly Israel was outsmarted and surprised by the Hamas terrorist attack in the early hours of October 7, 2023. The statement reveals anger...

A Professional Soldier has an obligation to be well trained: Arjun (Mahabharata)   Future wars will be fought in an essentially joint operational environment in integrated land, air, maritime, space, cyber and cognitive domains, under disruptive...

It was only a few days back that the indigenous Astra Mk-I air-to-air missile was test-fired from an LCA Tejas Mk-1 fighter aircraft, with the missile intended for integration with the Indian Air Force’s...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped a virtual bombshell last week (September 29, 2023) by alleging that India was involved in the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar the leader of a Khalistani separatist group...